diff --git a/scripts/code_style.py b/scripts/code_style.py
index 07952b6cb5..9e3c75142a 100755
--- a/scripts/code_style.py
+++ b/scripts/code_style.py
@@ -75,16 +75,37 @@ def get_src_files(since: Optional[str]) -> List[str]:
     output = subprocess.check_output(["git", "ls-files"] + file_patterns,
                                      universal_newlines=True)
     src_files = output.split()
+    output = subprocess.check_output(["git", "-C", "framework", "ls-files"]
+                                     + file_patterns, universal_newlines=True)
+    framework_src_files = output.split()
+
     if since:
-        # get all files changed in commits since the starting point
-        cmd = ["git", "log", since + "..HEAD", "--name-only", "--pretty=", "--"] + src_files
+        # get all files changed in commits since the starting point in ...
+        # ... the main repository
+        cmd = ["git", "log", since + "..HEAD", "--ignore-submodules",
+               "--name-only", "--pretty=", "--"] + src_files
         output = subprocess.check_output(cmd, universal_newlines=True)
         committed_changed_files = output.split()
-        # and also get all files with uncommitted changes
+        # ... the framework submodule
+        cmd = ["git", "-C", "framework", "log", since + "..HEAD",
+               "--name-only", "--pretty=", "--"] + framework_src_files
+        output = subprocess.check_output(cmd, universal_newlines=True)
+        committed_changed_files += ["framework/" + s for s in output.split()]
+
+        # and also get all files with uncommitted changes in ...
+        # ... the main repository
         cmd = ["git", "diff", "--name-only", "--"] + src_files
         output = subprocess.check_output(cmd, universal_newlines=True)
         uncommitted_changed_files = output.split()
-        src_files = list(set(committed_changed_files + uncommitted_changed_files))
+        # ... the framework submodule
+        cmd = ["git", "-C", "framework", "diff", "--name-only", "--"] + \
+              framework_src_files
+        output = subprocess.check_output(cmd, universal_newlines=True)
+        uncommitted_changed_files += ["framework/" + s for s in output.split()]
+
+        src_files = committed_changed_files + uncommitted_changed_files
+    else:
+        src_files += ["framework/" + s for s in framework_src_files]
 
     generated_files = list_generated_files()
     # Don't correct style for third-party files (and, for simplicity,
diff --git a/tests/scripts/check_files.py b/tests/scripts/check_files.py
index 45d7895949..5e9ea7df86 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/check_files.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/check_files.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ class LicenseIssueTracker(LineIssueTracker):
         r'3rdparty/(?!(p256-m)/.*)',
         # Documentation explaining the license may have accidental
         # false positives.
-        r'(ChangeLog|LICENSE|[-0-9A-Z_a-z]+\.md)\Z',
+        r'(ChangeLog|LICENSE|framework\/LICENSE|[-0-9A-Z_a-z]+\.md)\Z',
         # Files imported from TF-M, and not used except in test builds,
         # may be under a different license.
         r'configs/ext/crypto_config_profile_medium\.h\Z',
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ class LicenseIssueTracker(LineIssueTracker):
         r'configs/ext/README\.md\Z',
         # Third-party file.
         r'dco\.txt\Z',
+        r'framework\/dco\.txt\Z',
     ]
     path_exemptions = re.compile('|'.join(BINARY_FILE_PATH_RE_LIST +
                                           LICENSE_EXEMPTION_RE_LIST))
@@ -486,9 +487,17 @@ class IntegrityChecker:
 
         These are the regular files commited into Git.
         """
+        bytes_output = subprocess.check_output(['git', '-C', 'framework',
+                                                'ls-files', '-z'])
+        bytes_framework_filepaths = bytes_output.split(b'\0')[:-1]
+        bytes_framework_filepaths = ["framework/".encode() + filepath
+                                     for filepath in bytes_framework_filepaths]
+
         bytes_output = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'ls-files', '-z'])
-        bytes_filepaths = bytes_output.split(b'\0')[:-1]
+        bytes_filepaths = bytes_output.split(b'\0')[:-1] + \
+                          bytes_framework_filepaths
         ascii_filepaths = map(lambda fp: fp.decode('ascii'), bytes_filepaths)
+
         # Filter out directories. Normally Git doesn't list directories
         # (it only knows about the files inside them), but there is
         # at least one case where 'git ls-files' includes a directory: